DWR Sets Final Snow Survey of 2008 Season
The fifth and final snow survey of the 2008 winter season by DWR will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008, at Phillips Station, Highway 50 and Sierra at Tahoe Road (about 90 miles east of Sacramento) near Lake Tahoe. (04/15/2008)
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DWR Snow Survey March 26
DWR's fourth 2008 winter snow survey will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2008, near Lake Tahoe. Monthly measurements are made through May to help forecast the amount of spring runoff into reservoirs. The fourth survey is generally considered to be the most important in gauging how much water is being held in the Sierra snow pack. (03/17/2008)  News Release... 

DWR Announces Snow Survey Results, Limits on Delta Pumping Go in Effect
Results of today's snow survey by DWR show Sierra snowpack conditions at 118 percent of normal for this time of year. While this would normally be a positive indication that the state's water supply is in good shape, DWR also announced that it will need to further reduce Delta pumping starting today to comply with a federal court order limiting water exports. (02/28/2008)
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The results of the media snow course measurement today (02/28/08):
Phillips Station depth is 86.1," water content 33.7." 136 percent of long-term average.

Updates to the B120 report can be viewed at:  http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/iodir_ss/B120UP

DWR Schedules Third Snow Survey of 2008
The season's third snow survey will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 2008, near South Lake Tahoe. Snow-water content is important in determining the coming year's water supply. The measurements help hydrologists prepare water supply forecasts. (02/20/2008)  News Release... 

The Bulletin 120
The Bulletin 120 Water Supply forecast and the Water Year Type Index forecasts for the Sacramento River Region and the San Joaquin River region have been calculated for conditions on February 1, 2008. They can be viewed at:
 http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/iodir_ss/WSI  http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/iodir_ss/B120

DWR Announces Snow Survey Results
Results of the January 3, 2008, snow survey by the California Department of Water Resources off Highway 50 near Echo Summit are as follow: (01/03/2008)
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